Norway Fans Hope to 'Row' Their Way to World Cup Victory

Norway fans hope to 'row' their way to World Cup victory

Norway fans are rallying excitement with a throwback to their Viking roots, chanting and "rowing" their fake oars in some unusual places.

How Norway fans’ Viking Row and Vikingblod song took over FIFA World Cup

Two Oslo neighbours, a Tenerife holiday and a Norse explorer who beat Columbus to America. The inside story of Norwegian football's viral identity.

The story behind Norway’s viral ‘viking row’

From Times Square to the waters around Manhattan, Norway fans have taken their “viking row” across World Cup host cities. Here’s the story behind the viral tradition and the man known as “Mr. Row Row” who helped popularize it.